The Littles were the title characters of a series of chilren's novels by American author John Peterson, the first of which was published in 1967. Peterson's books were adapted into an animated series by DiC Entertainment 16 years later. In 1985, an animated feature film called Here Come the Littles was released, and the television show ran on ABC Saturday mornings from September 10, 1983 to November 2, 1985. It ran for a total of three seasons, and for a total of 29 episodes.